Barbados: Becoming a republic
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Let’s have a closer look at Barbados. In 2021, the people and government of Barbados made a historic decision:
they wanted to become a republic and have their own head of state.
Take notes.
Listen to the song the
president referred to 💎🎶
1. Barbados became a in 2021.
2. Sandra Prunella Mason became the 3. country’s first .
3. Prince Charles talked about Britain’s role in .
4. Rihanna was named a national of Barbados.
5. The Black Lives Matter inspired other Caribbean countries to
discuss change.
republic – president – slavery – hero – movement
Optional Task: Learn more about Barbados and its history
Hier kannst du - wenn du möchtest - mehr darüber erfahren, wie die Menschen auf Barbados heute mit ihrer kolonialen Vergangenheit und der Geschichte der Sklaverei umgehen.
Do you want to learn more about how people in Barbados deal with their colonial past and history of slavery today?
Then watch this video. It tells the story of Drax Hall, a big sugar plantation that once belonged to James Drax.
He was one of the first plantation owners in Barbados and a pioneer of slavery in the Caribbean. The Drax family still owns the plantation today, and the video shows how people in Barbados feel about that.
💡Tip: Turn on the subtitles while watching.
still owned (by the same family) – immer noch im Besitz derselben Familie
private property – Privatbesitz, nicht öffentlich zugänglich
open to the public – für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich
reparations – Wiedergutmachung, Entschädigung für vergangenes Unrecht
responsibility – Verantwortung
justice – Gerechtigkeit
shame / guilt – Scham, Schuldgefühl
memory / reflection – Erinnerung, Nachdenken über die Vergangenheit
healing – Heilung, Frieden mit der Vergangenheit finden
Language support
plantation – große Farm, auf der versklavte Menschen arbeiten mussten
sugar – Zucker, wichtigstes Produkt der
Plantagen
ancestors – Vorfahren, Menschen aus
früheren Generationen
enslaved people – versklavte Menschen
slave trade – Sklavenhandel
owner – Besitzer, Plantagenbesitzer
to work / to toil – arbeiten, hart arbeiten
burial ground – Begräbnisstätte
records – Aufzeichnungen, Dokumente
colonial past – koloniale Vergangenheit, Zeit der britischen Herrschaft
